Lake Mattoon Crappie Tournament

[unknown 5]

There is a crappie tournament at Lake Mattoon on April 17, 2005 from 7AM to 11 AM CST.2 person team entry-$20 per boat, 3 person team entry-$30 per boat. 10 fish limit per boat. 90% payback. Enter at Lakeside Bait & Tackle (formally PJ's) Joe & Dandra Beiler, 81 Lockhart Dr., Neoga, Illinois 62447. No Stringers or baskets allowed, only live wells and coolers. Dead fish not allowed.

[VietVet68]

There is a crappie tournament at Lake Mattoon on April 17, 2005 from 7AM to 11 AM CST.2 person team entry-$20 per boat, 3 person team entry-$30 per boat. 10 fish limit per boat. 90% payback. Enter at Lakeside Bait & Tackle (formally PJ's) Joe & Dandra Beiler, 81 Lockhart Dr., Neoga, Illinois 62447. No Stringers or baskets allowed, only live wells and coolers. Dead fish not allowed.

How big is Lake Mattoon?

[unknown 5]

About 1000 acres. It gets alot of fishing pressure. I am not sure if I will enter the tournament, I like to catch big cats and they will be feeding on spawning crappie, so I may be catfishing that weekend.
Lake Mattoon does have a $40 fee on all boats.
If you were to drive this far, Lake Shelbyville is not much farther and has 11,000 acres.
I live on the lake and buy bait at the bait shop, so I thought I would help them out.